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R A. SELWAY.

FENCE POST. APPUC'ATIOH man MAH. s1. 1915.

Patented May 15; 1917.

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constructedv of prcwdey metallicy fence" postfot great strength and 4durability endl of suoli 'comV fstruetionvthatthe strength isettained. with the use of awminimum amount ofmiteriel.

l' to the end thatthe costlof manufacture end transportation shrill be reducedto. evm'ini-v n'ium.; A. furtherV object of myv `invention is to providezi'netaiiic fence post'of the class underoonsideration which :hay be readily .metah preferably steel, 25 l. tion V'shaped in horizontal cross section andV A 1. when driven, shell4 be. self which vshell present f resisteneeto the ground to 'prevent lateral movement. therein. A further object of my 230v tiolied' equipped with means to facilitate etdrven into the groundv irrespective of- .the nature 'and lcondition of the soil and which;

anchoring anda maximum amount of invention is--to provide a fence post esmenteohingthetfence ebrie'thereto'and of suchr arrangementns 'toi prevent chatting of the fabric'. 4.Other-1Subjects =vvill appear hereinefterj I x 1 kij-sots Virrvievi'f my invention wiwi-.hiess 'e consistspgenerel yin a fencepost formed of I Il, ry sheet metal, prefereblyilsheet steel, tapered.. fromendstoendizmd substantially l-slniped` 40 in horizonteiwcross seetion-v with the 'edges bent beek etenengl'e, .preferably l Myinventon vfurther consists ine" fente postA as statedin whioh'tlie- V or body portion merges into-tho iaterelllanges-vby'la rounded or ourvedzfportion 'against which thezfence'hi'abaric isA Aadapted to. rest. My invention' fur# #ther consistsl ineenee post es "mentioned furthereheraoterized V'by providing 'the lat- 'eral `iianges 'with a seriesof apertures tore I 'ceiv'e,` the' fabric securing means, seid einer. f fturesfbeing-errenged beyond'. the Aeuiuted or rounded portion. "ebove 'irrentioneci..V zMy-- invention 'further consists e sheet nietel fence' post: having lth'e horizontal j 'c'rossy 'see-f1 ennwny, on

'sweetest yBef it lnlow'n thetl, Biorihnnitnnivmry e citizen-ofthe Unitedftetesnci "eresie,` dent ofthe eittlof Chicigo, county uitlook9 .and Stets. of.; Y y )new and useful Improvements in firence'i' fed'out'ih'thecleims.

Myinvention `.will be more readily under-y to the accompanying;

'drawings forming e part 'of this specifica- `-i .degrees to euch other and 'arranged ut'eighty vnine degrees or there@l tion, vthese angles having beenv "a vast number. 'of experiments to produce the greatest strength .in the post-in proportionY f Y ofinetnl employed.'Wh-i1e in A practice I arrange the sides of the body por- 1 degrees to each Aother and the silente,v tol 'that these angles l spirit of my invention. y I

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' c'onsistsin."various details .of onstructionand' arrangement ofpertsall' as will be l.fully 'perticularlypoint-v deseribed' hereinafter and stoort4 by reference;

tion' anni :in vhichff- .embsdye my the vsame in .position ence/febriohttached thereto, f

L/Fig. 2 is e sicie elevationof'the saineguf y inventionfurther 'l in the ground and the figure' l 1s e' "troni: elevationlof ziifenco s..

ixivemtxon,V illustrating Fig. 3 is a horizontal section onthelinefl 3-.13 of l; upon enenlarged scale, and Fig. 4 1s e sectlon' on the line i-Yteof with'. the body portapered from end to end, as shown.' The extend throughout the' ingiin'nges 6 which The sides ofV the V length 'of the post.

shaped body are preferbly' at about' 4forty about, to: the adjacent-"sides of the body porthe adje.-

found, after' it is tube understood be valued within reuthe iianges' aref son Without departing from they scope or.. i"-

piurelty' of u Withreietion to each .'o'ther, as shown, und

adapted to receive'the 'Wire festenings'v 8 or other means employed for securingthe fabpairs of apertures 7 7 striggered'v of noertures in; the other flanges() 4esto fzi- 11o' the wires-first toone' fiange ciiitnte securing other, thereby preventing and then to lthel t'on-as ebovefstatdn' which th'esidesfoit the twisting of thepost inthe ground..

in making the apertures will not touch the fence. fabric'to chate the saine.

lVith a fence post ot' the construction described `the maximum strength Ais obtained forthe. weight (if-material ei'np'loyed thereby producing a post'ot' maximum etliciency and at a great saving in thefainoiint of material.: This vis not only a saving in the cost of `manufacture `and transportation but is also a great aid in handling and setting-the 2 posts.v Also as the post increases in cross section as it approaches its lower end, it

will be firmly anchored in the ground and by reason of.E the angular positions of the sides of the body portion and the lateral flanges with relation-to each other, t-lie post presents the greatest resistance possible to lateral dislodginent in the ground.

Having described. my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y

1. A felice post `formed of sheet metal tapered from end to end and V shaped in horizontal cross section, the latei'al edges thereof being rebent to forinflat ai'igcs, the vsides ot' the V shaped.` body portion being at an acute angleto each other and lsaid nlateral flanges being atan acute angle to the'a'djacent sides of the body, substantially as described.

2. A'metallic fence post substantiallv V- shapedincross section, the angle .of the V being substantially fbrty .degrees and lia.v.

ing back-turned lips .at its edges making an angle of substantially eighty-nine degrees with the legs of the V, substantially as `described. i Y 3.V A fence post formed of sheet nietaltapercd from end to end and V shaped in horizontal' cross section, the free edges ot' the sides of the V shaped body beingreben't to forni flanges at .an acute :angle tdtlie -adjacent sides of the body portion, there being a. well rounded portion connecting A each flange with its adjacent-side and forming a seat for the fence fabric, substantially as described. .y

4. A fence post formed of sheet metal tapered from end to end and V shaped in horizontal cross section, the free edges of the. sides of the V shaped body lbeing rebent to forni flanges at an acute angle to the ad-l `jacent sides ofthe body portion, there being a well rounded portion connecting each flange with its adjacent side and forming a seat for the fence fabric, aii'dsaid flanges being provided with perforations. beyond the said-rounded portions to receive `fastening means for the fence fabric, substantially as described.

A metallic fence post substantially V- shaped in cross section and having backturned lips at itsv edges adaptedv to contact with. the fence, there being-fence securing 'means located on said lips beyond the points ot' contact with said fence, substantially as I described.

6.V A metallic fence post substantially V- shaped in cross section and having rounded back-turned lips at its edges adapted to contact with the fence, there bein pairs of perforations located in .said lips eyond the points of contact with 'said fence, substan tially as described.

7. A fence post formed-of sheet metal tapei-ed 'from end to ends-nd blunt at each end and V-sliaped horizontal section, ythe angle of .said V being.'substantially forteY degrees, the free edges ofthe Sides of the V- shaped body being rebent-'to form flanges at an angle of substantially eighty-nine degrees to the adjacent sides of the body portion, there bein a well rounded portion connecting each .flange with its adj acciit side and forming a seat for the fence fabric, and

.said flanges being provided with pairs ofperforations beyond the fence fabric Seat. the perforations in said flanges being staggered with relation to each other,.substan- .tially as described.

In testimony whereof I Ahavesigned- ,ni'y naine to this.' spccication in the. presence. of two subscribing witnesses. v

I RICHARD A. SllLlYi-'t Y.

,Witnessesz JosHUA R. H. Po'ivrs, HELEN F. Linus.` 

